House in Coyle burns down days after family moves in

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A Coyle family’s house burned down on Dec. 2, just days after they had moved in, having spent three months renovating it.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported the fire occurred around 9 p.m.
No people were inside, but the flames engulfed the house.
The home belonged to Jeanie Hannigan and Ian Bowyer, who had been living in their travel trailer with Hannigan’s twins, 16-year-old Michael and Emily, as they worked on renovations to their new home off Hazel Point Road in Coyle, according to Marilyn Hannigan, the former mother-in-law of Jeanie and grandmother of the twins.
“They had spent the last three months working on it,” Hannigan said. “They just moved in over Thanksgiving weekend.”
Quilcene Fire Chief Frank Montone said the cause of the fire is currently being investigated by the Jefferson County Fire Marshal.
Hannigan said the family had installed new flooring and a new stove, refrigerator and dishwasher. Their whole house and all their belongings were lost in the fire, she said.
Since then, the community has begun to help the family.
“Immediately a lot of people stepped up and went out and bought clothes,” she said. “It’s truly a blessing to see the goodness in people’s hearts.”
Hannigan’s daughter is working on starting a GoFundMe, so people can donate money. The Quilcene School has been coordinating donations of clothes, bedding and more.
In the meantime, the family is staying in their travel trailer again.
“Basically they need a new home,” Hannigan said. She said they are looking at mobile homes for sale.
“I saw some mobile homes for sale and thought, I guess I’ll just start praying,” she said. “Maybe we can do that.”